| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |